Rift Alternatives

Apps similar to Rift include Hyprland, which is free and open source. Other options are niri, GlazeWM, Sway and i3. Window Managers like Rift are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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Rift alternatives page was last updated Dec 22, 2025

bspwm
12 likes
A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
International
Platforms
Linux
Global
R
Good alternative?Is bspwm a good alternative to Rift?
Qtile
8 likes
A full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
+2
R
Good alternative?Is Qtile a good alternative to Rift?
MouseTiler
2 likes
The fastest, simplest tiler for KDE Plasma 6+ that gives you full freedom at your fingertip. No need to remember dozens of keyboard shortcuts or be limited by a fixed tile layout.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
KDE Plasma
R
Good alternative?Is MouseTiler a good alternative to Rift?
Wayfire
7 likes
Wayfire is a 3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots. It aims to create a customizable, extendable and lightweight environment without sacrificing its appearance.
36 Wayfire alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Origin
Bulgaria
EU
Platforms
Linux
FreeBSD
Bulgaria
EU
R
Good alternative?Is Wayfire a good alternative to Rift?
IceWM
11 likes
IceWM is a Window Manager for X Window System. It is fast and memory-efficient, and it provides many different looks including Windows'95, OS/2 Warp 3,4, Motif.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
+2
R
Good alternative?Is IceWM a good alternative to Rift?
Amethyst
22 likes
Amethyst is a tiling window manager for Mac similar to the xmonad tiling window manager popular on Linux. Amethyst is written in Objective-C and has configurable shortcuts, multi-monitor support, multiple layouts, and the option to float certain applications.
119 Amethyst alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
United States
R
Good alternative?Is Amethyst a good alternative to Rift?
yabai
7 likes
yabai started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version.
134 yabai alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Norway
Platforms
Mac
Norway
R
Good alternative?Is yabai a good alternative to Rift?
Komorebi Window Manager
4 likes
komorebi is a tiling window manager that works as an extension to Microsoft's Desktop Window Manager in Windows 10 and above.
91 Komorebi Window Manager alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
Windows
+2
R
Good alternative?Is this a good alternative to Rift?
Japokwm
2 likes
A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor (forked from dwl) that makes it a breeze to create custom layouts with a simple configuration. 🚀
75 Japokwm alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application type
Window Manager
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
R
Good alternative?Is Japokwm a good alternative to Rift?
dwm
24 likes
dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.
87 dwm alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
R
Good alternative?Is dwm a good alternative to Rift?
Xmonad
25 likes
xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell. In a normal WM, you spend half your time aligning and searching for windows. xmonad makes work easier, by automating this.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
Linux
X11
Haskell
+2
R
Good alternative?Is Xmonad a good alternative to Rift?
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bug.n
12 likes
bug.n is a tiling window manager add-on for Microsoft Windows. It is written in the scripting language AutoHotkey.
94 bug.n alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Windows
B
R
Good alternative?Is bug.n a good alternative to Rift?